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Bob Chikos, center, helps Gabby Kyobe, left, with a math problem during algebra class while Juan Rodriguez Jimenez works on his own at Crystal Lake Central High School on Oct. 19, 2023, in Crystal Lake. Chikos has been a special education teacher at the high school for 16 years.

Robin Steans: How do we address the educator shortage in Illinois? We have powerful tools to do so.

January 9, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

When discussing the educator workforce shortages in Illinois, it is evident that the challenges our education system faces are complex. Reporter Shanzeh Ahmad's recent article in the Tribune highlights the...

Commentary: National service can help lift Chicago, U.S. out of COVID-19 education crisis

August 6, 2020 at 5:15 p.m.

The public health, economic and education crises caused by COVID-19, along with the conversations around racial equity that have been at the forefront this summer, have changed our lives in...

Despite the focus on financial troubles, Chicago Public Schools is doing many things right.

CPS success? Yes.

May 11, 2019 at 2:38 a.m.

As a new school year gets into full swing, the media coverage of Chicago Public Schools continues to paint a bleak portrait: $500 million budget deficit, crushing pension obligations, superintendent...

A breakthrough in public education

May 14, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

A hardy but largely uneducated and unskilled workforce from stockyards and meatpacking plants carried Chicago to economic greatness. Today's Chicago is an up-and-coming technology incubator and hub for research and...

Funding schools

August 21, 2021 at 4:36 p.m.

As a longtime supporter and funder of public schools on the West Side of Chicago, we commend the Tribune editorial board for its recent series on public school spending in...

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